From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Subject: Re: WMV File Extension Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:12:08 +0800 Message-ID: <20051125141208.01c4878e@localhost.localdomain> References: <20051125085343.500bbf2c@localhost.localdomain> <4386729A.8060106@comarre.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4386729A.8060106@comarre.com> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Ray Olszewski Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:10:34 -0800 Ray Olszewski wrote: > Peter wrote: > > Hi, > > > > can a file with .wmv extension be played in Linux and if yes how? > > Probably. (Technically, it depends on the specific codec used for the > file, but I've played some of them in the past, using either xine or > mplayer.) > > > > Totem tries to open it, then telling I need additional plugins but wont tell > > which one. > > If I read my package descriptions right, Totem is a wrapper for xine. > It's actually xine, not totem, that's telling you this. > > The info you want for xine is at: > > http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#WMV Thanks! Works now like a dandy. Download essential-20050412.tar.bz2 unpack to /usr/lib/win32 and .wmv files come alive. > If you have more specific questions after reading this link, post a > followup. Oh, and mention if you're using Slackware or Ubuntu this time > around. If Ubuntu, I can direct you to an "unofficial" Debian repository > that probably has what you need as .deb packages. > Not so fast, the move to Ubuntu will take a while. Regards Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs